From the Associated Press:

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Maybe Yoda should get his own "Star Wars" spinoff franchise.

The little guy proved a big hit among fans who were first in line to catch the latest chapter in George Lucas' saga, "Star Wars: Episode II ? Attack of the Clones."

Digitally created by computer imagery to give him more mobility than the Yoda puppet of previous "Star Wars" flicks, the wizened Jedi elder gets to mix it up in a whirlwind of light-saber gymnastics during the film's climactic battles.

Steve Anderson, 32, a television director who went to a midnight screening Thursday at Universal CityWalk in Los Angeles, said Yoda's duel was his favorite scene.

"You mean this whole time he could 'unleash the dragon?'" Anderson said. "The visual effects were stunning."

Fans who found fault with the film still applauded Yoda.

The movie "was OK. The dialogue was pretty bad, but Yoda was awesome," said Andy Ellis, 24, a musician from Los Angeles.

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