On the surface it feels like this movie has all it needs: excellent visuals which hold up 20 years later, the roaring soundtrack you'd expect for spooky hijinks, a fabulous cast including beloved character actors, and a creepy mysterious plot. Yet it feels so very dull. I just don't care about anyone or anything in the movie, and you can see most of the plot coming from miles away. There is no element of the plot that feels original, in fact most of them have already played together many times.
Maybe if you've never seen a movie like this you'd find it more interesting, and for that reason kids might enjoy it. It's safe enough to show to them as long as they're okay with creepy things. Since it has nice visuals and there's no one element of the movie that's terrible, it would make good background viewing at a Halloween party. That's about the only reason I'd ever put it on again.
Maybe if you've never seen a movie like this you'd find it more interesting, and for that reason kids might enjoy it. It's safe enough to show to them as long as they're okay with creepy things. Since it has nice visuals and there's no one element of the movie that's terrible, it would make good background viewing at a Halloween party. That's about the only reason I'd ever put it on again.