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.

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 ...

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 ...

(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." ...

In Pixar’s upcoming “Cars 2” movie, the heroes from the original ... that will join Lightning McQueen and Mater on screen. Max Schnell is an ordinary German luxury sedan turned racecar.

Synopsis: T Star racecar Lightning McQueen (voice of Owen Wilson) and the incomparable tow truck Mater (voice of Larry the Cable Guy) take their friendship to exciting new places in “Cars 2 ...

By Pamela McClintock Senior Film Writer "Cars 2" drew praise at CinemaCon for its James Bond-like opening. The story has Lightning McQueen (Owen Wilson) and Mater (Larry the Cable Guy) traveling ...

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 ...

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 ...