I personally think the blue is too bold and distracting.

The first thing I think is "wow, that's blue" rather than looking at any of the text or images.

I'm personally a huge fan of blue, I just think in that version it's a little too in your face.

And of course what others say about the guys head being cut off.

I actually prefer the original version now up because I like white backgrounds. I know that is a personal preference though and everybody is different.