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The film presents itself as a serious examination of Darwin and his theory while in fact it appears to be far from this and appears to have a creationist agenda lurking in the background. I say "lurking in the background" because all too often the film lacks the courage of the evident convictions of its producer and director. It points out a number of errors, or alleged errors, that Darwin made on the Beagle voyage, which is fair enough. No doubt Darwin did make errors. But it then uses them to cast doubt on such issues as the age of the earth, suggesting that it is perhaps only a few thousand years old, rather than millions, as all serious scientists accept. Sir Charles Lyell's argument that geology shows that the earth is millions of years old, has not been seriously doubted since, although it is true that he did not give sufficient prominence to examples of sudden catastrophic changes. But the film tries to argue that this casts doubt on the whole theory, which it does not. There is no shred of evidence that all continents and the fossils in them are to be explained by a sudden world-wide and simultaneous flood which submerged the entire globe. The film does not argue, in any case, that the Grand Canyon was created in a sudden cataclysm. The film however never poses the argument directly, presumably because it is unsustainable. The film also states as criticism some points which are false, e.g. that the sea shells which Darwin found high up on the Andes were not fossilized. They were fossilized, as Darwin himself observed and the samples were returned to England. The film makes some valid points about Galapagos finches, which later research seem to show are not always separate species, in the sense that their beaks change from one form to another, but back again in a number of generations. Speciation is a debate within natural selection, but if one was to take on the whole debate and cast doubt on whether species evolve at all, one would have deal with all the intermediate fossils that have been found since Darwin, e.g. archeopteryx and the many Chinese reptile/bird fossils (some of which, yes, were fakes, but most are not), and the many intermediate species between ape and man, let alone DNA evidence. But the film does not attempt this, being apparently content to cast a little doubt here and there, without drawing any firm conclusion.

I have just finished reading "The Origin" and since I am about to deliver a presentation on Darwin's take on the origin of language I have been looking for video material on the theory of evolution and Darwin's legacy. After watching Richard Dawkins' brilliant documentary under the title of "The genius of Charles Darwin" I have also stumbled upon this other film which was supposedly celebrating the 150th anniversary of the most important publication the world has ever seen. Eager as I was to learn yet another thing about Darwin and the theory I approached the film with burning enthusiasm only to be severely disappointed. Throughout watching I felt that something was completely out of place partially because the film proved to have no concept at all. But more importantly, the things all these people were talking about had almost nothing to do with the ideas Darwin presented back in 1859 or anything concerning his life that I have read so far. The few things that were related to the facts regarding the theory and Darwin's life were completely distorted. It took me the entire film to understand it was creationist rubbish simply because I was expecting to see something remotely truthful and supported with scientific facts. Finally, the title of the film is misleading, as are the untruthful accreditations and obviously manipulated and misused statements of the majority of the people in the film. I guess without the misleading title no one would feel like watching, so no wonder I have just only now stumbled upon it instead of being made familiar with the film couple of months ago when real scientists were celebrating Darwin.

The Voyage That Shook The World is a dramatized documentary film commissioned by Creation Ministries International, a Christian Young Earth creationist organization, and produced by Fathom Media, a makeshift "front company" to approach experts like historians featured in the film. One of them, Peter J. Bowler historian of biology, stated that the creationist backing of the film had been concealed when he agreed to take part, he also stated that the editing of his words could give a false impression of his views as well as present a historically distorted portrait of Darwin. All three historians featured in the movie subsequently issued a statement that they had been misrepresented by the film company's selective reconstruction of Darwin's voyage.

This documentary is an excellent portrayal of the life of Charles Darwin. It illustrates how his writing of the book, "On The Origin Of Species" in 1859 was the product of his interpretation of various scholarly works of the time but also his own inquisitive nature as well as some personal tragedies in his family. It also shows the shortcomings of some of his assumptions wherein his personal world view affected his opinions and writings, and how the light of modern science shows up some inconsistencies in his theorizing.

Cinematography includes on-site footage of the Galapagos Islands and other parts of South America, with species of tortoise, iguanas (including naturally occurring hybrids) and various bird species.

Re-enactments of the life and times of Darwin depict him as a boy, a young man and various other times of life right up to his more well-known depiction as an aged gentleman.

Interviews of modern scientists and historians give a balanced view of Darwin's scientific ability. As these experts come from a range of belief systems, the viewer is left to make up their own mind on the theories that Darwin postulated, and the film helps to foster a desire to explore the origins of life for oneself and to make up one's own mind about the deep mysteries of the origins of life that Darwin sought to address.

I didn't get all of the film when I first saw it (maybe I failed the IQ test :) so I watched it again. Each time I watched it my admiration for this film grew. I know the people who made this film and they would have meticulously researched it. They have shown a perspective of Darwin that I don't think has ever been made before. So it's about time we saw something which gives another angle to Darwin which is also true and gives us food for thought. The concept of the film is brilliant - but I don't want to give too much away. It has been made by scientists so expect technical terms. It is so refreshing to have a film which challenges our preconceptions and beliefs instead of toeing the evolutionary party line.

I approached this documentary not really knowing anything about it, and found it to be well presented, balanced and thought provoking. The scientists interviewed revealed their own knowledge of Darwin, and these snippets were often at odds with the generally presented view of Darwin as the elder statesman of science. I found that interesting.

Having been raised in a secular environment and educated to take evolution and Darwin for granted, I was challenged to note the many ways his thought processes, and hence his work, had been affected, indeed skewed, by his life experiences. Also, having studied and taught science as an academic, it reminded me how unrealistic is the public image of the scientist as an impartial seeker after truth, without personal bias.

After the screening, I became involved in discussions with other viewers and the only ones who seemed to take a negative view of the movie were those who clearly had presuppositions that they were not prepared to revisit in the light of new information.

In short, I think everyone should watch this; but be prepared to revise your position.

The perspective of this film comes from those with a point of view opposite of Darwin. While this may seem to paint him in a completely unfavorable light, it does not discredit the work he put in to form his theories.

The interviews from experts tend to paint Darwin in a more positive light acknowledging how his work has influenced science though they also acknowledge some flaws in his reasoning (as might be the case with any scientist). Ultimately, every scientist is influenced by some kind of preconceived notions. Lyell's influence on Darwin was strongly referenced.

The film as a documentary/history was adequate at best. I felt that hearing from experts was informative and intrigues me to hear more of what they may say within their own context to get a fuller picture (I do believe in being well read and researched). The acting and representation of Darwin's life was rather weak.

I do lean towards creationism and would give this a 7/10, though I understand how someone who might lean towards evolution would strongly give a lower rating.

I watched the film with much anticipation, and I was not disappointed it, the visual images of the film were of excellent. It was a fair and even documentary on the travels of Darwin on the HMAS Beagle. The details provided in the documentary show that Darwins Theory of evolution has many holes, some of which are still trying to be patched by Athiesitic scientist today. What the public in general is not told by the world today is that evolution whilst being the prevailing world view is a theory not fact. The proponents of this theory should be glad for stiff opposition from creationists, for without discussion and debate on how things work there could be no advancement. When people watch this film they should do so with and open mind and see the problems with Darwins theory, he was an 19th century scholar with the knowledge of the 19th century some of the things he proposed have been proved to be wrong. I was once like most in the world who accepted evolution because it was the only information I was given, till I found other sources of information on which I made and informed decision. It is movies like this that can make us all think. We need more of this otherwise we end up with a society controlled by one idea and no freedoms. The film does not say you must agree it just lets you think, with both sides of the argument. Excellent

You obviously have people reviewing the show with preconceived ideas which they have no intention of changing. With the above noted reviews it goes both ways but I must say I would go so far as to say periphilla possibly didn't even watch the program as he had already made up his mind.

It was an interesting documentary, great scenery, worth while seeing. Like all documentaries they have their own spin but I did not find it outlandish by any stretch of the imagination.

If you watch this film with an open mind it does get it's point across that

Everyone in the scientific community should see this! It's interesting that many of those giving this one star say it isn't scientific, despite the fact that most (all?) of those interviewed hold PhDs in some scientific discipline. They seem to be prejudiced against the conclusions drawn from the science. Their low ratings have nothing whatever to do with the quality of the filmmaking, which is superb.

At least one reviewer says the scientific community is in 100% agreement that evolution is the reason for today's biodiversity, but that statement is false. There are 2.5 million scientists who believe God created the world.

A thought provoking and high quality documentary that provides a balanced yet incisive critique of Darwin's work. It does not attack the man but depicts him as a methodical, honest yet flawed naturalist who sometimes drew unwarranted conclusions from his data. The documentary reveals instances where Darwin failed to pursue certain lines of research which if he had done would have revealed a different explanation to the one he gave. It also shows how recent discoveries have provides a powerful challenge to some of Darwin's presuppositions. The documentary contains interviews with modern day intellectuals on both sides of the debate and provides a necessary counterbalance to the 'over-the-top' claims of some militant atheistic-evolutionists today. Highly recommended to all.

In this time of uncritical acceptance of anything Darwinian, this movie clearly exposes the man's geological, biological and theological weaknesses, whilst as truly as possible chronicling his life and work. Whilst his actual scientific research and work was meticulous, his conclusions were not - few know how heavily he relied upon other's conclusions. For instance, the incredible importance of lawyer, Lyell's, work on 'Uniformitarianism' which meant Darwin incorrectly and vastly 'over-aged' certain S American river deposits on his Beagle voyage - he had little geological experience himself - as covered in this film. Or his final conclusions on the 'evolution' of the Galalpagos Finches, whose bills are now known to change almost instantly to accommodate seed size, and can all interbreed - thus demonstrating only 'breeding after their -Biblical - Kinds' - built-in variety, and not evolution = no slow, blind, random actions, no new genetics, no new info etc. Although Darwin knew well the strict limits to breeding from both his own life's work and many others, his final conclusion that 'simple' - no such thing, as they all possessed the same incredible complex DNA from the beginning! - cells had somehow turned into people is as tragic as his own life turned out to be. See this film, and Wake-Up! Unlike his mentor's geological ignorance of how rapidly rocks form - 'The Time is Short'...

Our family really enjoyed the film, and Darwins story of his life. They used a real sailing ship and have wonderful footage of the animals on the Gallopagos and elsewhere. It showed his joy at living his dream and the sadness of family loss contributing to the loss of the belief he had held as the son of a pastor. He turned towards trying to find out world history without God as he was so saddened by what had happened. The film producers have their roots based from the viewpoint of the Bible as real history, so whilst not agreeing with Darwins theory of evolution, they still dealt honourably with his ideas and portrayed them clearly. His life and thoughts moulded in the home were always from a 'uniformitaritan' perspective (which means the world has always been stable environment in the landscape with localized occasional flooding, and uplift of hills etc.((simplified explanation))No Noahs flood etc. Although his father was a pastor it was for a Uniformitarian church which did not hold to the tradional belief in the Bible and Noahs flood etc. The film left Darwins theory intact but asks questions as to whether in fact he came to the right conclusion as to the history of the species. In these days of adherence to the millions of years, evolution is true at all costs belief, it was refreshing to see such a well handled and honouring cinemascopic biography which dares to suggest that Darwins ideas may be faulty.

The well-researched portrayal and clear presentation of facts help to provide a well balanced understanding of what was perhaps the most momentous voyage in recent history, causing many to question their cherished beliefs and many to have those beliefs reinforced.

The movie does not seek to "brainwash" but rather, by a sensitive portrayal of the deep emotions experienced by the lead characters, gives a clear picture of the impact of Darwin's suppositions.

The scenery and wildlife photography form an impressive backdrop to the way in which these events were played out.

I have no hesitation in recommending this movie for general exhibition and would love to see it presented on national television.

'The Voyage That Shook the World' was produced in 2009 for the 200th anniversary of Charles Darwin. This documentary is a powerful response to mainstream thought; that Charles Darwin developed the theory of evolution after observing what he thought was evolution in action, such as on the islands of the Galapagos. Many viewers will be surprised to hear of the actual events surrounding Darwin's theory and what he really observed and are left to make up their own mind as to their origins.

Directed by Steve Murray, this documentary has been produced with the highest quality camera equipment and in High Definition, placing it in the same league as the works of David Attenborough. Filmed in nine countries, 'The Voyage' takes you to some of the most fascinating destinations on earth retracing Darwin's Voyage. The documentary avoids the strongly biased position that is held by its opposition by interviewing many scientists from both the sides of creation and evolution which gives the film a balanced opinion.

'The Voyage That Shook the World' is a powerful and professionally produced documentary that explores the life and works of Charles Darwin while at the same time uncovering the fatal flaws in the theory of evolution using valid scientific observations and reasoning. This documentary really is a 'must see' for all.

This film gives an excellent glimpse of Darwin's inquisitive character, and portrays him on location discovering what he considered evidence for his theory of evolution. He is seem to be very excited about this, and develops his theory based on his observations.

His theory and its assumptions are then carefully and critically examined by scientists in light of current scientific evidence. The observations they make may surprise the viewer and lead him to question his own assumptions about the theory.

This is a film for the thinker, the person who is looking for truth without caring whether or not it is popular. It is presented in an interesting manner, but with challenges to thinking along the way. For some people, they may wish to watch it more than once in order to be really clear about its implications.

Certainly more than entertainment - more about the search for truth!

This film is excellent because it raises some very interesting and disturbing questions about the commonly accepted assertions of Charles Darwin.

I had blindly believed what I was taught in school about Darwinian evolution; however this film raises some profound scientific challenges to Darwinism.

I liked the reasoned and balanced approach. The information it presents is interesting in that it gives credible evidence to support the assertion that if Darwin was alive today, he would be a Macro Evolution skeptic.

Definitely worth a viewing.

The Voyage That Shook the World - did indeed do so. This documentary provides information that is not commonly available from the those who celebrate Darwin's conclusions. Video production is first rate. Couple this and the unique insights into the life and scientific conclusions of Darwin and you have a viewing experience that is thought provoking and informative. Whether or not you agree with the conclusions of this documentary, it will provoke probing thinkers to carefully examine your views of Darwin's contribution to science. If you are looking for an affirmation of your own views, this will not satisfy you. If you are looking for challenging information in the continuing debate over Darwinian thinking this film will be more than satisfactory.

Amongst the hype of unrelenting praise for Darwin, this was a refreshingly balanced documentary. Brilliant filming from around the globe and interesting insights from top scientists to expand on the context and the reasoning behind the theory.

All the mainstream films last year would unquestioningly promote evolution, yet here there are questions being asked, and the answers are not what the majority would have you believe most of the time. Perhaps this can be the start of some reasoned and balanced debate on the subject in the media.

Enjoyable to watch, but makes you think and want to find out more.

As one who has studied Darwinism as well as opposing views for 40 years, I felt that this was a brave and yet balanced attempt to give some perspective to the issues at stake. Darwin was not without his faults and his theory has many weaknesses which are acknowleged by honest scientist who are rabid bigots against any dissenting view. The film portrays Darwin sensitively and yet does not shrink from showing that there is credibility in the arguments which point out the weaknesses in his theory. Besides all this the film is beautifully produces and very entertaining. A must see for those interested in history and in breaking through the "politically correct" barriers that normally prevent discussion of anything contrary to the accepted Darwinist mantra.

This film gives an overview of Darwin's life and work, centering on re-enacting Darwin's voyage as a young man on the Beagle. I felt the choice and use of actors, interviews with highly qualified scientists and locations was excellent. This was particularly so at the locations visited by Darwin where his conclusions were found to be false or controversial by the highly placed and regarded scientists interviewed, some of whom were not Creationists.

This high quality film brings much-needed balance to the evolution/creation debate and should be widely shown in schools, universities and particularly on TV.