What do you think of when you imagine Resident Evil? Is it zombies and lickers, or is it Leon S. Kennedy and Chris Redfield?I wasn't sure how to answer this one properly until today. The new trailer for Zach Cregger's Resident Evil movie reboot dropped this morning, and there is nary a S.T.A.R.S. member or government agent to be found...and it still looks absolutely incredible, echoing reported sentiments from a recent test screening.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJPu1spHqfk"In an all-new story, Resident Evil follows Bryan (Austin Abrams), a medical courier who unwittingly finds himself in an action-packed, non-stop race for survival as one fateful, horrifying night collapses around him in chaos," the synopsis reads.This sounds like what a Resident Evil movie needs to be. The past iterations all featured some very hit-or-miss (mostly miss) attempts to capture the game's cheesy charm and personality, and for the most part, they failed. They weren't without their entertainment value, but for my money, putting the horrors of bio-weapons and a massive Raccoon City outbreak through the lens of the average citizen is what this story treatment needs. No more cheesy action sequences, no more Alice, no more bad Leon and Ada cosplays. Just horror.There are some very quick glimpses of the terrors that await Abrams' character in the trailer, including many zombies, lots of blood, and some really portly fella who looks a lot like Baron Vladimir Harkonnen from Dune. I can't wait to see what the heck that thing does.The cast list for the movie currently only has four actors shown (more will be added), which sure sounds like the vast majority of the movie is going to be non-stop zombies, monsters, and terrifying action like the final scene of the trailer above. And you know what? Hell yeah. I think Abrams is perfect for this type of role, too, judging by his scene-stealing performance in Weapons.Resident Evil launches in theaters later this year on Sept. 18, and I will be first in line to check it out and potentially purchase some T-Virus popcorn buckets or whatever Sony comes up with.The post No Leon, no problem: New Resident Evil movie trailer looks like pure horror joy appeared first on Destructoid.