NZ's own Taika Waititi coping online savagery for this tweet!

Publish Date: Monday, 20 November 2017, 11:03AM

His film is winning over critics and fans - but Taika Waititi couldn't help but take a dig at a competing movie over the weekend.

The Kiwi director of Thor: Ragnarok took to Twitter to deliver a subtle burn against Justice League, rival DC Studio's new film that assembles Batman, AquaMan, Wonder Woman and The Flash.

Not sure what else is on at the movies this weekend..... https://t.co/YsB32YDTs5
— Taika Waititi (@TaikaWaititi) November 17, 2017

Justice League opened last weekend to a disappointing US$96m (NZ$104.8m), well under its expectations of USD$110m, according to AP.

Waititi retweeted a Marvel Studios tweet stating Thor: Ragnarok was still the #1 movie in the world, and added: "Not sure what else is on at the movies this weekend....."

Sure, we could trade one underwhelming movie for a terrible one, but I'd rather do skip both. Sidebar: how quickly you've become a Marvel bitch is quite impressive, Miss Waititi.
— Sugar Shock (@sugarshockyvr) November 18, 2017

Waititi's tweet didn't go down well with everyone, with one Twitter user writing: "This sounds a bit disrespectful. I'm hoping I'm not overstepping my boundary, but this hurt me."

Relax, fools, I'm excited to see it just like everyone else.
— Taika Waititi (@TaikaWaititi) November 17, 2017

Later, Waititi tweeted: "Relax, fools, I'm excited to see it just like everyone else."

Waititi's Thor: Ragnarok received positive reviews from critics, with a 93% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Justice League opened to mostly negative reviews, currently sitting with a 37% score.

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