 The restoration of the Directors Cut took place in 2005. Most of  the original elements of the film were not preserved, so Editor  Kevin Stitt and Director Brian Helgeland had to make do with what  was preserved from the original film stock and had to reassemble the  film that way without the use of Avid film editing. At the same  time, the blue tint in which the theatrical version looked visually  was removed for more vivid color tones and contrast, but still  preserving some of the grittiness of the theatrical cut.