.mpg movies mount S L O W L Y ...why?

Here's a question I've wanted to ask for what seems like years.
When I attempt to open a Quicktime .mpg movie (either mpeg-1 or mpeg-2), from CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, or the hard drive, the drive spins up, then slows...and the movie takes FOR-EVER to mount...the bigger the movie, the longer the wait.
Why is this?

Anything here help?
QuickTime: About using MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 media
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1588
Remember: these formats are delivery formats and are not intended for editing.
And this:
iMovie: MPEG-2 camcorder support and the QuickTime MPEG-2 Playback Component
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2657?viewlocale=en_US

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