Was Link's Awakening DX a Bad Remake?

In 1998, The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening got a remake on the Gameboy Color, which, as the name of the console might imply, brought color to the previously monochromatic Gameboy original. But it made other changes as well - changes that I do not often see discussed, and which personally bothered me upon replaying the two versions of the game one after the other. Today, I want to discuss the problems with the Director's Cut, and answer a simple question: does it fail as a remake of the original title?

Chapters:
00:00 Introduction: Polishing Perfection
01:03 Background: A Dream Come True
03:14 Part 1: Owl Statues
06:20 Part 2: Difficulty Balancing
09:53 Part 3: The Color Dungeon
14:14 Part 4: Unskippable Dialogue
16:33 Conclusion: A Marred Masterpiece