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unless you are planning to spend an extra fortune on them for rigs, screens etc. they are not really suited for general video work at all.
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I would tend to disagree, there are many people using the 5DII to shoot motion pictures, produce TV commercials, and training videos.
You generally don't hear much about it because the people doing this sort of work don't frequent forums and are simply busy getting on with the job.
The reason behind a preference for DSLR's is mostly the lens choice, high quality lenses are readily available at a fraction of the cost of top of the line cinema video gear and also the low noise capabilities allow shooting in natural and low light.
The
Cinema 5D forum has a wealth of information on the use of DSLR for video.
My son Zac runs a company (
Pointman) specialising in video production and has 2 full length cinema productions on the go using 5DII's, he uses a 60D for a backup camera and claims the video quality from the 60D isn't far behind the 5DII and the flip out screen is a bonus in some situations.
FWIW some episodes of the TV series House were shot on 5DII.