Quartile rating: 6.5/10 · 1 rating
Mater, the rusty but trusty tow truck from Cars, spends a day in Radiator Springs playing scary pranks on his fellow townsfolk. That night at Flo's V8 Café, the Sheriff tells the story of the legend of the Ghostlight, and as everyone races home Mater is left alone primed for a good old-fashioned scare.
This Pixar short based on Cars is a light, formulaic prank-reversal tale that offers little narrative depth. The animation is polished and consistent with the feature film's quality, and the voice cast reprises their roles capably. However, the plot is thin and predictable — Mater pranks others and gets his comeuppance — with minimal novelty beyond the Ghostlight gimmick. The ending is sweet but unsurprising, wrapping up neatly without any real stakes or inventiveness.