We need to give them a chance. The new story of cute scary children with glowing eyes is more prone to fiction than horror. This version is completely different, and the message is openly social.
Children were passed on their former abilities and habits, except that they did not wear wigs of the same color to make them similar to each other, on the contrary, they are now of different nationalities and races. The appearance of such children is no longer so unusual and catchy, but usually conditional, but again it corrected the obvious problem of the original with the consequences of such a phenomenon. The problem here is different, as they are all now in one pile to collect, alas, without violations of logic did not do in this version. There is no concern for humanity or the struggle with hopelessness before an unknown force, more about people, their choices, actions, opportunities, etc. in the current situation.
Significant roles in the film are enough, although the cast does not shine with the stars of that time, (some actors were just beginning their career path) they cope qualitatively. In general, I looked with genuine interest.
'In one of the episodes 'The Simpsons' if I now understand correctly, the reference was to this version and the 1995 restart, not to the original'.