Benjamin McKenzie - Junebug (Johnny Johnsten)#2: Meerkats Gone Wild

**LoveBEN** · 07-08-2008, 04:17 PM

"A dealer in outsider art threatens the equilibrium of her middle-class in-laws in North Carolina. Madeline is a go-getting art gallery owner from Chicago, recently married to George, a near-perfect Southern beau. When Madeline needs to close a deal with a reclusive North Carolina artist, George introduces her to his family: prickly mother Peg, taciturn father Eugene, cranky brother Johnny, and Johnny's pregnant, childlike wife Ashley, who is awe-struck by her glamorous sister-in-law. Madeline's presence exposes the fragile family dynamics as hidden resentments and anxieties surface."
from IMDB

The last thread

^Credit:harsh - light . org

**swedish_girl80** · 07-08-2008, 04:18 PM

for the new thread and thank you

**LoveBEN** · 07-08-2008, 04:23 PM

From the last thread:

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He did really loved her we also saw it when he tried to tape the Meerkats movie for her. but I think he felt like a failure and like he didn’t deserve her.

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and that scene was great performance from Ben...

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Seriously! Did you see the behind the scenes of that? It's like he gave it his soul.

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I watched this movie last night, which is why I wasn't around

I found it yesterday in a $3 bin, which isn't good, but whatever. I just think it's underrated because it TRULY is a very good movie.

I'm in love with Amy Adams in this movie and Ben's accent. I've sen it before but it had been forever.

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I love this fan art Hanna

It's an "artsy" movie. I'm not surprised

Amy was great, I never knew her before I saw the movie and now I'm a fan

Ben's accent is adorable

I need to see it again my self. It's been a while.

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I loooooove hearing him curse too. Johnny has a very dirty mouth in this movie and I love it. I'm strangely atttacted to the mustache as well

The ending made me really sad. Like, almost on the verge of tears. Ashley was a great person, she didn't judge people and she was very very accepting and I just don't understand why she deserved for that to happen to her.

I was a little irked that Johnny didn't stay at the hospital with her, too.

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Thanks Hanna

I dont know how you found the site but the art is awesome!

LOL, I loved it too. I kept thinking; "Ryan Atwood did not just said the F word"

I think the baby dying and the reaction of the characters to the death allowed us to know more about the characters it also allowed growth especially for Johnny's character because while he didn't come to the hospital he did promised Ashley to try again.

He was an ass for not staying

I thought so too. But I don’t know… it's like Ben said, it's easy to say he was a bad guy, I see him more as a complicated guy. he loved Ashley but at the same time his brother coming brought up everything that he didn't like about himself and his life, I think that underneath it all he really was a nice guy.

kait · 07-08-2008, 05:44 PM

We made it into a second thread! Love the title

I liked hearing him curse too

I think the OC would have been a lot more edgy-er if they could have slipped in the f word in there once in a while.

**-Alicia-** · 07-08-2008, 05:58 PM

I LMAO at the title!

Thanks Michal!

S.A.S.H.A. · 07-08-2008, 07:09 PM

Great title.

Sasha

**LoveBEN** · 07-09-2008, 03:46 PM

You welcome everyone

Now, I need to work on the opening page

**-Alicia-** · 07-09-2008, 06:31 PM

I can't wait to see what you come up with!

**LoveBEN** · 07-10-2008, 06:38 PM

I'll try not to disappoint

tooty · 07-10-2008, 06:44 PM

new thread

Awesome title

**-Alicia-** · 07-10-2008, 07:17 PM

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I'll try not to disappoint

LOL, like that's possible

**LoveBEN** · 07-11-2008, 04:45 PM

Aww

**-Alicia-** · 07-11-2008, 08:09 PM

Was anyone a little creeped out by Ashley masturbating to the old picture of her and Johnny? I was a little like

but I thought it was kind of sweet that it wasn't even a sexy picture of Johnny. It was how they were back before she got pregnant and when she actually felt loved.

kait · 07-12-2008, 08:14 AM

Yeah I found that creepy and incrediably awkward when I watched it with my freind.

It's definitely one I will never watch with my parents.

**-Alicia-** · 07-12-2008, 11:07 AM

Yeah! When I bought the movie I was like "I should let my mom watch this movie!" because I had TOTALLY forgotten about that scene. I ended up not mentioning it to her, thankfully, because once I rewatched that scene I was lik Oh God!