How could these guys resist walking around in slow motion making monster noises while hanging out around this set? Anytime I'm around miniatures I just want to pretend like I'm a giant or a monster. I would have loved to play one of the monster in Power Rangers. Wearing one of those costumes while smashing cardboard skyscrapers would be awesome.
Go back and watch this scene from The Empire Strikes Back and it's amazing that it was done with miniatures. I'm not saying it looks so realistic that I actually believe in tauntauns now, but it looks really good. It doesn't take you out of the action at any point. I can't say the same for some other movie effects, including some in the Star Wars movies (the Jabba the Hutt scene in A New Hope).