Twenty years have passed since the aliens ran off with their many tails between their legs in Independence Day, and now they’re back with a vengeance for Independence Day: Resurgence.

But the PG-13 sequel aimed at teens and families may be less appealing than parents who are eager to share the experience may hope. I invited my 15 year old to go, enticing her with the offer to bring a few friends. Now, maybe it was because I caught her in the middle of important work – liking photos on Instagram – but her response was, “Why would I want to see that?”

Good question. The joy of a sequel is seeing favorite characters return to face new circumstances. And in this movie, just about everyone does come back – including Jeff Goldblum as Director of the Earth Space Defense David Levinson; his dad, Julius (Judd Hirsch); former President Whitmore (Bill Paxton) and Brett Spiner as the inexplicably alive Dr. Okun. Absent, of course, is Will Smith as Capt. Steven Hiller, the military hero who died test piloting a new alien fighter plane. Thus, the spotlight switches to his stepson Dylan (that cutie from the original, now all grown up, albeit a different actor) who is the leader of the fighter pilots.

This marks a switch: most of the new cast is young – presumably, to turn an old movie into a young franchise that will appeal from here on out to kids (who then won’t question why they’d want to see it). And this way, young viewers are given more opportunities to feel afraid of what the youthful characters are experiencing – which is a frightening alien invasion that has ripped up major portions of the world and killed millions of people.

While I don’t think most teenagers and tweens will be scared by the aliens and the mass destruction they exact, younger kids could definitely be shaken by the scary, slimy, swift, multi-tentacled aliens. Spoiler: What is most emotionally shocking is that three teen characters watch their parents die in front of their (and our) eyes. And then, after they join up with some teen campers, the school bus they’re in becomes a target for an enormous alien who chases them through the desert. Given how many characters do die before this scene, viewers don’t “know” if they’ll be okay. Suspense for older viewers may be anxiety for younger ones.

While Resurgence takes place in 2016, it still has some of the hallmarks of a ‘90s movie. For instance, there’s plenty of cursing. No f-words, but all the other usual suspects.

One of the biggest reasons to not take younger children to see Resurgence, though, is that nostalgic adults will want to see the film to enjoy it. The sequel does assume you’ve seen the original, and even if you have, you probably will still have questions while watching this film. The movie has lots of moving parts, a flood of characters, storylines and locations. Kids just won’t sit still through all that confusion – and that could ruin the experience for grown-ups.

After seeing the film, I agreed with my teen – there was no reason she should go see Independence Day: Resurgence. However, at the movie’s end – and I saw this with moviegoers, not critics – the audience enthusiastically applauded. Resurgence may not have anything to offer kids, but for fans of the original film, it’s a fun display of fireworks.