I have to agree with rcb, he looked better than the DVD Jabba. 1997 Jabba didn't look good by any means, but most certainly better than the DVD Jabba.

The problem was that the scene simply was not filmed this way. The character of Jabba the Hutt we met in ROTJ couldn't have possibly fit in that scene. Period. It just wouldn't work. So they made a much smaller version of him, but then you had the problem of the tail, so they did the only work around they could do and had Han step on his tail.

The scene just didn't work. It didn't fit. They were so bent on making it work they made many compromises with continuity (Jabba's size, apperance, temperment). Nice try, but I have to say "fail".

Fortunately Star Wars fans, especially the younger variety are willing to accept, defend, and absolutely love just about anything no matter how half-assed it was done. Jabba the Hutt was actually some good preparation for the prequels, preparing us to accept more half-assedness.