Problem with a DVD movie

Hey,
I have a DVD movie that when I enter it to my iMac it doesn't mount, makes the regular fan/processor noise continuously, then after a couple of minutes the finder gets stuck and I can't eject it. I never experienced this with any other dvd.
And the movie is "Naqoyqatsi" (If someone else experienced this problem with it)
Thanks

Well, I have discovered from doing a lot of burning that if you don't run 3 programs to eliminate the cache files and the build up of files that your computer stores, this seems to cause DVD Movies not to mount normal.
If I run,
Macjanitor.
http://personalpages.tds.net/~brian_hill/downloads.html
Cache Out X.
http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/14850
Onyx.
http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/20070
The one above is for 10.3
http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/11582
The one above is for 10.4
Running these 3 work for me.
Remember shutting your computer Off, I mean clear OFF for a time occasionally helps also.
Bear in mind there are several schools of thought on this subject.
I have experimented and the above information has always worked for me.
Hope this helps you all.
Cheers Don

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>
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