I think the rules are pretty spot on FOR A CONTEST. Just look at it in terms of someone who has to sort through hundreds of scripts, hundreds of BAD scripts to be more specific.

The advice about introducing your character by page three makes a lot of sense for someone who is reading all these scripts and wants to get invested right away. This person has no clue what your script is about. They just want to know who they're rooting for. Someone above made a good point. These guys don't read past page 10 or 20 of your script if they don't have a clue what it's about.

In terms of the chattiness, it works for guys like Quentin Tarantino because it's Quentin Tarantino. Rarely do writers have the great voice and dialogue to pull it off and draw you in. As a rule of thumb, never try and go that route. Quentin is a special writer and if a reader feels like said script is a QT wannabe, your script goes into the trash. It's more important to find your own voice.

And BTW, these contest guys don't know everything either. So don't get dismayed if you never make it to the finals. I know of a certain contest whose finalists got "offical studio coverage" and a meeting. The coverage was all easy passes. Meanwhile, a semi-finalist from the same contest went on to get his script sold at Miramax and got a blind deal at another studio. Moral of the story is, JUST KEEP WRITING.