I don't think it makes a bit of difference whether the background mythology is based on China or India. Though I've read all of the Repariman Jack novels to appear in paperback, I think I read them in spite of the supernatural content, not because of it.

What is interesting about the novels (to me) is Jack.

My favorite scenes with Jack don't actually involve the supernatural. The subway scene, the scene with the punks in the park playing three-card monte, his "fix-it" jobs, the quirkiness about his apartment, and so on.

I like Jack's character, and that is what appeals to me about the Repairman Jack novels.

I think the most important thing the film can get right is the character of Jack. This film is supposed to start a franchise; really, Jack is of central importance. The rest, it really is just window dressing. People who know the source material are of course going to be far more concerned with the details, but the details are the least important thing when talking movie adaptation intended for a large audience.

I can't tell you how many people I know went to see the LotR films three or more times in the theater without understanding one single thing about the storyline. Why? Because the movies got the one thing right that was most important to the books--it got Middle Earth right.

Same applies here, with Jack. Make sure he's done right, and people will be drawn to the film, regardless of whether the baddies are Indian, Chinese, or from Mars.

I think the most important thing the film can get right is the character of Jack. This film is supposed to start a franchise; really, Jack is of central importance. The rest, it really is just window dressing. People who know the source material are of course going to be far more concerned with the details, but the details are the least important thing when talking movie adaptation intended for a large audience.

I can't tell you how many people I know went to see the LotR films three or more times in the theater without understanding one single thing about the storyline. Why? Because the movies got the one thing right that was most important to the books--it got Middle Earth right.

Same applies here, with Jack. Make sure he's done right, and people will be drawn to the film, regardless of whether the baddies are Indian, Chinese, or from Mars.

In referance to the lord of the rings, that movie destroyed my image of many things in the book, and I'm afraid this movie is going to do the same thing. Maybe I just don't understand why they need to change the origins of things to chinese. Also, one of the best part of the books, in my opinion, is just listening to jack think. And how are they going to put that in the movie? Make it sound like an echo? Not putting that in alone is carving a huge chunk out of it. I don't know, I'm just having my doubts I guess, but I hope everything goes well and my doubts are brushed aside as merely pessimistic thinking.

That's true.