There seems to be a lot of movie franchises getting the proverbial reboot in order to keep them afloat, enjoyable and making money. Most recently, Christopher Nolan resuscitated the “Batman” franchise with “Batman Begins” and “The Dark Knight.” However, not all franchise reboots have gained the success of Nolan’s retooling of the famed caped crusader.

The horror genre, whose characters seem to never die, has attempted to revive their tired, old killers with modern remakes. First there was “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre,” then Zack Snyder’s “Dawn of the Dead,” and a complete reboot of “Alien vs. Predator” – as in a “forget the first movie even happened” reboot. Rob Zombie tried his directing chops with a remake of “Halloween,” but it wasn’t very well received.

Now, the hokey mask wearing, machete-toting Jason Vorhees is back in a new chapter of “Friday the 13th.” Jason has been everywhere. He’s been to hell, he’s been to space and he’s even battled against fellow horror-film killer Freddy Krueger (Did anyone actually see that movie?).

In director Marcus Nispel’s second horror reboot (he also did “Texas Chainsaw Massacre”), “Friday the 13th,” the formula hasn’t changed much. There are a bunch of college kids who end up exploring near Camp Crystal Lake, and eventually run into Jason. There’s a lot of blood, gruesome killing and boobies. Apparently Jason hates it when premarital sex is involved, and you wouldn’t like Jason when he’s angry.

The actual movie, even though it’s like any other entry in the franchise, is fairly good for a horror movie. It’s a nice breath of fresh air after the flood of J-horror movies (stuff like “The Ring,” “The Eye,” etc.), and overly gory films like “Hostel,” and “The Hills Have Eyes.”

There’s not much to say about the acting in the film. Just think about the acting in any “Friday the 13th,” or any classic horror movie in general for that matter. However, Aaron Yoo (“Disturbia,” “Nick & Norah”) absolutely steals the show with his performance, which is fairly funny as he’s a fairly funny dude. He’s the only likable character in the whole film, and it’s a shame he has to die (Oops! Spoiler alert!).

For a fun hour of classic machete-slashing action, “Friday the 13th” is worth the price of admission, especially if you like Jason movies or horror movies. Hey, at least he’s back from outer space!