From my perspective, I liked how the film filled in the empty space while WWX was dead. (If he didn't know where he was, I don't want to know either.) The many events that changed the relationship dynamic between the Nie brothers in addition to A-Yao stealthily revealing his true colors give a clearer picture of why HuaiSang does what he does in The Untamed. There's a reason why myself and my partner affectionately refer to HuaiSang as the Devil. Watch carefully and find out.

Speaking of the brothers' relationship dynamic, it was really interesting to see it go from one of strict, overbearing, perpetually angry, more dad than bro vs lazy, spoiled, easily intimidated, more son than bro to something on more equal footing given their positions of power. All it took was something REALLY scary to happen to make one grow up and the other calm the f* down. Nothing like a little bit of staring too long into the abyss to bring two brothers closer. Simply put, no one messes with the Nie brothers and gets away with it.

The effects are kinda cheesy at times, but I like cheesy. I need comic relief when the actors are not in a position to provide it. That's just *my* opinion. The music, especially at the beginning, is good. Yes, the beginning is very good. It almost ventured into horror. I'm not the best judge of actors. As long as they don't give me a headache, I'm usually ok. No headache occurred during the viewing of this film, so the acting was good from my standpoint.

Overall, it's good for a watch. It made me despise A-Yao even more as a character than I already do and love the Nie brothers much more than I thought possible. The one thing that will irritate me is how much cooler MingJue's sabre looks in the donghua compared to the drama. Baxia deserves more love. Again, *my* opinion. Everyone else has their own, so it doesn't matter in the end. As long as the film is good, that's what counts in the grand scheme of things.