“With that said ... it looked like REALLY bad CGI. So was it real or not?? “
You know how many IT guys there are in India? If they wanted CGI they probably could have done better than “REALLY bad CGI”.
Considering I have to deal with "IT guys" in India on a daily basis, I have a general idea and I also have a very good idea as to the quality (or lack thereof) of them as well.
It's a completely legit question based on that experience.