I do agree that it is the easiest but I think that if used in the right hands you can expect ALOT...Though it may take many, many years of experience to make it that good.
Blender may be a good thing to start with but I find Anim8or is a realy good free 3D program. I've never used blender before so it might be better but i realy think anim8or is great for beginners.