Alderaan said:

The Dark Knight Rises is the only Nolan Batman film I've seen, and it was one of the worst films I've ever seen. Can't even begin to comprehend how someone would like that one.

Why would you choose to watch TDKR if you haven't seen the first two?

I haven't seen the movie myself (and likely won't -- Nolan's Batman is not my Batman), but as far as I know, it's the conclusion to a three-part storyline; you can't exactly go into it and get a complete, standalone story from it.