1) Stanley Kubrick - I would tell him I love the shining and talk to him about other stuff 2) Mel Brooks - I would tell him I love Blazing saddles!!!! 3) James Cameron 4) George Lucas - I would ask him why he destroyed star wars!! (And wouldnt let up until he told me (to my satisfaction)) 5) Steven Spielberg - I would tell him how much I love ET!!
John Ford - The GOAT! Alfred Hitchcock Steven Spielberg Preston Sturges Frank Capra - and NONE of the discussion would involve IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE!
1. Orson Welles (I'd ask him how tf he did the opening scene of Touch of Evil) 2. Wim Wenders (because he seems like a really awesome guy) 3. Akira Kurosawa (I'd ask him who did it in Rashomon lol) 4. Stanley Kubrick (I'd ask him wtf the last 20 mins of 2001: A Space Odyssey meant) 5. tarkovsky (I'd punch him in the face for killing that horse)
the top of that list would be quentin tarantino I'm a really big critic of his films, but he's a creative genius and has immense potential. The audience that he connects with is important.
Well arent as curious why George Lucas fucked up Star wars?? You could get into a heated debate with him!