New iMac - iMovie '09 won't open

I just got my new iMac (24" 2.66 GHz) and restored my files/apps/settings from my Time Machine backup (previous computer: iMac G5 1.6 GHz). Everything has been going fine, including all the iLife apps, except for iMovie. When I try to open it, the icon bounces for a while, but it never opens. In fact, the little glowing dot does not appear under the iMovie icon afterwards, but when I hold the mouse button down over the icon I get an "Application Not Responding" label.
I've tried all the simple stuff: restarting, reinstalling from the restore DVD & subsequent software updates, repaired permissions. I've also checked the console and as far as I can tell no messages are being logged there from iMovie.
Any ideas? My next step is to lug it to an Apple store, but I'd prefer not to do that if I don't have to. Thanks for any advice you can provide!

I found my answer - it was a 3rd party Quicktime plugin. Thanks iphonejunkie!
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1906531&tstart=0

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