It seems like I'm comparing everything to LOTR these dyas!

I was going to say both methods work great together, but PA allready stated that...so I agree with him. Take Treebeard for instance. He was an actual puppet, but also was polished with CGI. The final result is awesome.
Oh, and I agree that CGI is looking crummy these days. Especially sequels like Men in Black and such. Did you know that just because the first Men in Black was popular, the team used less money on their SFX for the second one? The studio was counting on hype! How annoying.
-oddguy
