captainsolo said:
So...bad puppets in the background or bad CGI aliens in the extreme foreground-you take your pick.
There's absolutely no doubt that the puppets were bad. But I think they are MUCH MUCH MUCH less distracting than the CGI. The Special Editions came out when I was in 5th grade... and even then I thought the CGI was TERRIBLE in that scene. If a 10 year old can spot it... it must be awful.