For the first time ever, animated costuming should get a nod from the Oscars.

The previews for Toy Story 3 had clips of some great scenes from the movie. The good news is that the ads didn’t spoil the very best part of the movie; which happens to be the adventure.

You will not be shocked to find out that, in Toy Story 3, the toys are separated from their owner, Andy, and have to journey back to him, through suburbia. You will not be shocked because that’s always the plot to Toy Story. And, as per usual, it doesn’t matter. It’s fantastic.

I will also confirm that, yes, Ken is fabulous. Barbie meets Ken and they have this weird feeling that they were "made for each other." Michael Keaton (the rich man’s Steve Guttenberg) is the voice of Ken. He freaking nails it and Ken’s outfits outdo SATC2 by about a gazillion miles. I believe that Ken’s wardrobe should get an Oscar Nomination for "Best Costuming."

Also, when Buzz Lightyear is put into "Spanish Mode," it is awesome. But the best part of the movie is the actual plot. The story is about used toys, discarded toys and growing up and away from your toys. The adventure is a simple and well done bad guy/good guy plot. It felt real, compelling and fun.

Some people think the movie might not be appropriate for little kids. I think it's fine. If you let them watch the toy butchery of the first Toy Story, then they’re fine. And though I wasn’t asked; I think that any kid hauled to a movie under five years’ old is a waste of money – though I suppose it’s outweighed by the cost of childcare. Over five, they might be scared by stuff, but you’re probably used to hiding their eyes from the kind of carnage in movies like Bambi anyway.

Now seven – a kid gets mostly everything by seven. Even if they don’t get why something is funny or dirty or scary or sad, they get that it is one of those things and will live those emotions even if they don’t understand the cause. But this movie is smart and funny and I say your seven year old can take it.

For adults, what we see in Toy Story 3 is "nostalgia comedy" done right. For example, it’s not just "toddlers are hard on toys" comedy. It’s "toddlers are hard on toys" and there’s an East German gulag hierarchy that has to be dealt with if you want to get out of doing the laundry at Shawshank and work in the library. I’m mixing my story examples but Pixar makes smart jokes about the toys we were going to nostalgically smile at when they come onscreen anyway. The worst thing, which has been done before, would have been to make a movie where they show old toys and do the jokes we see coming and just stop there. We do see where these jokes could be going, and, happily, they go there, but then they go farther. So good on Pixar - again.

They only thing left for me to worry about is if Disney puts out a Buzz Lightyear toy that does not have a "Spanish Mode." I’m just saying… it better or I’ll put my own toys in the "Caterpillar Room."

--Jackie Kashian whose gift pack is now available in the CFN store.  We're just saying.