Just saw TDKR at I-Max. The film looked great and in the realm of super hero movies, I would say is the first with such dark serious overtones. Nolan pulls it off well though, as meshing a super hero movie convincingly in such a way is not easy, especially one that convinces the audience of the vulnerability of the super hero. I felt the scenes of this movie flowed better than TDK, but where Heath Ledger's Joker added a lot of depth, Bane is much more one dimensional and generic.
The TDK will be heralded as the better film, but I was more into this one for a first viewing. I like it being such a dark and heavy film for a super hero movie. I would also say the action was the best of the three movies in the Trilogy. Most super hero movies are fun, this one isn't. In part, that might be why some might not like it the same as TDK. TDKR is epic.