My comment was in reference to how novel you found Mater's name, as if you had only just heard it yesterday. I wasn't talking about movie itself, just the character.
Which is another thing that bugged me about Cars. Tow trucks have nothing to do with tomatoes. I felt like Mater's name was a joke they initially thought was clever but didn't really think through. Yeah, it's a "redneck" word and all that, but it's still a play on words that is absolutely irrelevant.
Oh, and I liked Cars too, but it was still Pixar's weakest movie.