Is Mater really like Jar Jar Binks, or is it too harsh a comparison? Did Mater ruin Cars 2 for you, or was he actually your favorite thing about it? Let us know in the comments section below.

One of his mentors on his journey is a rusty tow truck named Mater. In “Cars 2,” Mater is the main character — and that’s the problem. In the first film, where McQueen is a nuanced ...

As part of Disney/Pixar’s special ‘CARS 2 Showroom Turntable’ series, Lightning McQueen’s pal Mater gets his own special rollout today. Here’s Lightning McQueen’s turntable video that we showed you ...

Larry The Cable Guy’s hillbilly tow truck Mater must have sold a lot of toys and played like gangbusters for focus-group respondents, because Cars 2 makes the vehicular redneck its proud ...

But everything that happened overseas in Cars 2 — including Mater receiving an honorary knighthood in London for his “spy” work — is completely ignored. It’s not like it wasn’t a big ...

(L-R) Lightning McQueen, Mater, Luigi, Guido and Fillmore in "Cars 2." Mater (right) in "Cars 2." (L-R) Grem and Professor Z in "Cars 2." Finn McMissile in "Cars 2." Lightning McQueen in "Cars 2." ...

So on and so on. But Cars 2 benefits from cherry-picking the best elements of the first movie and switching genres completely by taking Lightning and Mater out of Radiator Springs and dropping ...

Cooler cars and more action follow Lightning and Mater as they mix it up with spies and Formula 1 racers in yet another Pixar winner, writes Todd McCarthy. By Todd McCarthy "Cars 2" drew praise at ...

With apologies to everything else on four wheels, Cars 2 is Mater’s show. And Larry the Cable Guy is a hoot and a half. Turns out Lasseter has a jones for spy movies, which lets Mater mix it up ...