I too am having problems playing it on my HD-DVD XA2. I am able to get it into the movie, but after a couple seconds it freezes. I can fast forward it, resume play, and it plays for a couple more seconds then freezes again. Wierd.
However it plays beautifully on my 3 other DVD players. Thanks for this great treat, and I love the severed arm/hand. That really came out great!
I would absolutely love to get George's thougts on this, and you better let us know if you get a job offer from ILM!