test your video card for complexity, or the video is either curropted.

other reason is compatible issue beyond your hard drives

If the video was corrupted it would either display pixelation or not work at all.

Is the computer shutting down or is just the DVD? Does this happen with any other DVDs? Will this DVD play in another machine? Is this a stamped DVD or a burned copy?

It might just be that your computer has better taste than you.:lol:

It's censorship.

It could be some kind of copy-protection on that DVD that is shutting down your computer to keep you from saving the contents to other storage. I had that trouble with one drive with every Disney DVD I have. It's purposely designed to prevent copying.